Fishing accessory



March 30, 1954 P. P. BROCK FISHING ACCESSORY Filed Nov. 7, 1946 PatentedMar. 30, 1954` UNI TED S TATES PATENT' OFFICE FISHING ACCESSORY' PauliPeter'Brock, (3`ri1lespie',l Ill. Application N ovemher 7, 1946',Seri'aINo.r 708,225-

(Cl. li3-25.2)

8"` Claims.

This invention relates to an attachmentY device to be4 attachedv to andused in connection with the ordinary bamboo, cane or steel fishing pole,although not limited only to use in such connection since it may be'used on any type of shing pole.

The particular object of the invention hereof is the provision of anaccessory to be attached to the base or butt of a fishing pole toprovide means forl securingthe' line tautly to the polewith the attachedhook protected so that it will not comprise a hazard to cause anyYdamage or injury. Other and minor objects of the invention will beapparent upon reading the following speci'cation:

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevation view illustrating a iishing pole with anattached shing line secured by the accessory hereof attached to the buttend of the pole;

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the butt end of the drawing of Figure l,the accessory being shown in cross section;

Figure 3 is a sectional view of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2 v Figure 5 isa sectional view taken on line 5--5 of Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is an enlarged elevation View of a portion of the fishingattachment hereof with a part broken away for clearness of illustration;

Figure 7 isv an enlarged detail View illustrating the latch device;

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail view largely in section illustrating therelationship' of the latch tothe general structure.

Briefly described, the invention comprises a cylindricalV sleeve-likemember which may be secured to a butt end of a iishing pole and which isprovided with a rotatable sleeve mounted thereon and' in which sleevethere is an opening or pocket in which the hook on the end of the linemay be protectively secured' and retained. Upon suitable rotation of therod within the rotatable sleeve, referred to, the liner will be tautlywound around the pole, and there is provided a latch which engages therotatable sleeve to prevent further relative rotation of the pole andthe rotatable sleeve. In this connection, it is to be noted thatrotation of the sleeve on the pole will not properly wind the line onthe pole.

In the drawings there is illustrated an ordinary one-piece fishing poleon the base of which there is mounted a socket member, which taken online 3-3 2. is of cylindricalshape",l and' which at its upper end issplit or cut at l2 so that the upper end thereof is somewhat exible",and in conjunction with clamping' nut ItV provides for clamping of thesocket member to the pole I0;

At the uppermost end of socket member H, exteriorly thereY is provided ataper I3 which, in conjunction with a substantialy similar taper on nuti8', provides a we'd'ging action which, when nut i8 is screwed down" onthe attaching threads provided', causes: the outer endl portions ofsocketv to clampingly engage the pole |"0, and thus socket may besecured to the butt end of the pol-e I0. Socket may also b'e secured to'pole 0l by any other suitable-means.

The socket member Il" peripherally is provided with spaced bearingportions, not numbered, on which is mounted a rotatable tube or sleeve2U so that such is relatively rotatable with respect to socket member|1|. Thesleeve 20, about midway of its length,. is provided with acut-out or opening 2| which is` adapted' to receive a ii'sh hook 4'2attached to the end ofv shing line 4|, and at theA lower edge ofopening. 2| there is' provided a turned-in hook ortongue 22 under whichthe hook may be inserted to insure its being' retained within opening2|. In the sleeve 20 and longitudinally thereof in the. vicinity ofcut-out 2|, there is provided a slight bump or deformation 23` which, inconjunction with a mating or co-acting bump or deformation, in a ring 26mounted on sleeve 20 provides' means for securing the ring 2S. inposition to protectively secure hook 42 in the recess' 2 l: ofsleeve 20.

To prevent, on the one hand relative rotation of socket member andsleeve 2U, and' on the other hand to provide for relative rotationthereof, the l'ower end of' sleeve 2U is provided with notches orserrations 24.` (see Fig. 7) which cooperate with a latch member 30,,hereinafter described, whereby such latch locks the members and 20,preventing relative rotation thereof. In the enlarged bottom end |`4 ofsocket member il, there is providedra handle and latch member 30 whichis mountedi iii, a suitable bore provided in enlargement I 4 of thesocket. This handle and latch member 30v is provided with a head 32 andwith a latch or stop member 33 which is suitably formed' thereon. Aboveenlargedl end portion f4' of the base of' socket there is provided asmall opening, or perforation 31a above the end oflthe bore in which thehandle mem-ber 30 is mounted for securing an end 31 of a spring. 36, thepurposeof which will be described.. y

In the upper end of' handle member 30 there is provided a small hole oropening 34 in which may be secured one end of a spring 3E, the other endof which is the spring end 31 above referred to, which passes throughthe small opening 37a provided through the wall of socket Il and withthe end 3l bent over or otherwise secured therein. In accordance withthe foregoing, it will be readilYT seen that the spring holds the handleand latch member 3i) in retracted position within the enlarged baseportion lll, and that when in such position the latch portion 33 of thehandle and latch member Sil engages the serrations 24 in the lower endof sleeve 2% and thus relative rotation oi socket il and sleeve 2t isprevented. In the enlarged portion I4 of the socket member and adjacentthe bore in which is received the handle and latch member 3B, there isprovided a suitable key-way or slot 39 in which the latch projection 33of handle member 3&3 may reciprocate, and thus it is evident that handleand latch member 3i?, by means of the said head portion 32, may bepulled outwardly to project from the enlarged sleeve portion I6, whichalso acts to disengage the latch member 33 from the serrations andwhereupon by a cranking action, -or the like, exerted upon the handleand latch member 3d, the sleeve 2i? being held with one hand, the poleand the inner socket member il may be rotated relative to the outersleeve 2t. After rotation, as just described, upon release of the handleand latch member Si), its attached spring member 3S will retract thehandle and latch member in the bore in which it is mounted and willcause re-engagement of latch 33 with notches or serrations 24. The lowerportion ci handle and latch member 3i), below the latch member 33, ispreferably provided with a loosely mounted sleeve 35, so that incranking the handle and latch member 36 to rotate the pole iii relativeto the outer sleeve 29, the sleeve 35 may revolve relative to the handlemember Si).V In enlarged base portion l there is provided a key-way-likerecess 39 opening to the bore in which latch plunger Se operates. Latch33 operates within this recess or key-way 39.

In the body of socket il and in the sleeve 2i there are providedopenings which may be, respectively, elongated slots I5 and 25 butwhich, as will be well understood, may be of another shape, which slotsserve the purpose of readily enabling one to wash sand, mud, or thelike, out of the device should such in some manner get into the socketaround the hole or between the socket member and the outer sleevemember. Preferably, these clean-out slots i5 and 25 are providedadjacent the butt or lower end of the device, but this is not mandatory,and so long as they will serve the purpose for which they are provided,that of enabling the device to be washed out while mounted on the pole,they may be provided anywhere along the length of the respective socketand sleeve members and in any desiredrnumber of such openings, all as iswell understood.

Assuming that Ythe shing attachment hereof is mounted on and, securedtothe butt end of a cane pole, to which there has been secured an ordinaryfishing line with attached hook, when the rod is not in use the line andhook are safely seoured to the rod by the procedure as follows: The hookis placed in the opening 2l of sleeve' 2U withthe hooked portionpreferably engaged under the tongue member 22, and ring 26 is prolectedinto place to cover the opening 2l, whereupon the co-acting securingportions 23 and 21 will hold the ring 26 in place protectively securingthe hook within opening 2l. Then holding sleeve 2Q, upon grasping thehead 32 of the handle member 30, the handle and latch member may bewithdrawn from the'end of the socket member Il, and by means of thishandle and latch member, the pole i0 and socket i i may be revolvedrelative to the sleeve, and thus the hook, being secured in the opening2l or" sleeve 2Q, is relatively revolved about the axis of pole I0 andthe line is spirally wound about the pole from the tip toward the butt.The Winding of the line about the pole is continued until the line di istautly wound about the pole, whereupon, upon release of the handle andlatch member 3S, its connected spring will retract the handle and latchmember into the lower end of socket Il, causing the latch member 33 toengage serrations 2e in the lower end of sleeve 2i) and thus lock thesleeve with respect to the socket member il. It will be seen that by theprocedure above the line is tautly wound about the pole, the hook isprotectively encased so that it will not be a hazard or cause anydamage, and the line is secured so that it cannot unwind and loosen withrespect to the pole until by a deliberate act the handle and latchmember' 3Q is again pulled out to release the latch 33, whereupon, byreverse operations, the line il is unwound and the hook may be releasedand the pole and line are then ready for use.

The invention hereof having above been described in detail, I claim:

l. An article of manufacture comprising in combination a tubular member,means attaching the tubular member to a rod insertable therein, a secondtubular member journaled for rotation on the nrst tubular member,cooperating means on the tubular members preventing relative lengthwisemovement thereof, means for mounting an independent member to the secondtubular member, means securing said independent member to said secondtubular member for rotation therewith, and releasable latch meanscarried by the rst tubular member and latchably securing the secondtubular member against rotation relative the rst tubular member.

2. In combination with a shing pole and conn nected line and hook, ashing accessory comprising: a tubular socket mounted on the butt of thefishing pole, means securing the socket to the pole, means mounted onthe socket and revolvable relative thereto, having a portion thereofspaced from the outer surface of the socket, cooperating means on thesocket and revolvable means preventing relative movement lengthwisethereof, means securing the hook to the means revolvable relative thesocket, a handle member mounted to the socket for revolving the socketrelative to the means revolvable relative thereto, and a releasablelatch means mounted on one of the relatively revolvable members andlatching said one member to the other.

3. A device for mounting on the butt end of a shing pole with attachedshing line and hook and comprising a socket member receiving the pole,means securing the socket member to the pole, shoulders on the socketmembers adjacent itsrespective ends, a tubular member mounted at itsends on said shoulders and rotatable about the axis of the socketmember, the tubular member having an article receiving recess formedtherein, a closure for said recess, means securing the closure inclosing position relative the recess, handle means mounted on the socketmember for rotating the socket member relative the tubular member andreleasable means operative to prevent relative rotation of the socketand tubular members.

4. In combination with a iishing pole and a connected line and hook, ashing accessory comprising: a tubular socket mountable on the butt ofthe shing pole, means securing the socket to the pole, means mounted onthe socket and revolvable relative thereto, means mounting the hook onand for securing the hook to the means revolvable relative the socketfor rotation therewith, handle means mounted to the tubular socket forrelatively revolving the socket and the means revolvable relativethereto and a releasable latch means latching the said relativelyrevolvable members, one to the other.

5. An accessory for mounting to a fishing pole adjacent the butt endthereof and comprising sleeve means rotatively mountable to the pole,means on the sleeve for mounting and for securing a fish hook thereto,means on the pole to position the sleeve adjacent its butt endrestraining the sleeve from substantial longitudinal movement butpermitting relative rotation and means securing the pole and sleeveagainst relative rotation.

6. In combination with a fishing pole, a rotatable sleeve mounted on andadjacent the butt end of the pole, means restraining substantiallongitudinal movement of the sleeve, the sleeve being provided withmeans receiving a iish hook and securing the hook thereto, means forrotating the pole, mounted to the pole between the sleeve and the buttend of the pole and means operative to secure the pole against rotationrelative the sleeve.

7. An article of manufacture comprising in combination a tubular socketmember, means engaging the socket member to a rod inserted therein, atubular member mounted on the socket member and journaled for rotationthereon, spaced shoulders on the socket member preventing relativemovement of the tubular member lengthwise thereof, the tubular memberbeing mounted at its ends to the spaced shoulders on the socket memberand having an aperture in the tubular member, means associated with theaperture for retaining therein an independent member when insertedtherein and latch means releasabiy securing the socket and the tubularmember mounted thereon against relative rotation.

8. In combination with a fishing pole and connected line and hook, aiishing accessory comprising: a socket mounting on the butt of theiishing pole, means securing the socket to the pole, a tubular membermounted on the socket and revolvable relative thereto, spaced shoulderson the socket and between which the tubular member is mounted,preventing relative movement lengthwise of the tubular member on thesocket, the tubular member at its ends being mounted to the spacedshoulders for rotation relative the socket, an annular member on therevoluble tubular member, the annular member encasing and securing.thereto the hook, and releasable latch means latching the saidrelatively revolvable members one to the other and restraining rotationof the tubular member relative the pole.

PAUL PETER BROCK.

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